International Swimming League Agrees Broadcast Rights Deal With beIN SPORTS For 2020 Season

by Liz Byrnes - Europe Correspondent

08 October 2020, 07:20am

The International Swimming League has announced a rights deal with beIN SPORTS to broadcast the upcoming 2020 season across France, Turkey, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia Pacific.

The second season of the ISL is to be held in Budapest, Hungary, starting on 16 October and lasting five weeks, culminating in the semi-finals. The location and date for the final has yet to be announced although Tokyo has been mooted as a possible venue in late December.

It was announced last month that CBS Sports will showcase the league’s events across CBS Sports platforms to the American audience with beIN Sports now broadening access to fans which, as well as Turkey and France, includes 24 countries in the Middle East and North Africa and 10 countries in Asia Pacific.

Ten teams from Europe, the United States, Canada and Japan will compete at the Duna Arena – which staged the 2017 World Championships – with strict medical protocols in place for all competitors and working staff.

ISL founder and chairman Konstantin Grigorishin said:

“We are extremely pleased to add beIN to our Season 2 broadcast partners and excited for our champions to showcase their talent to an ever-growing global audience.

“This partnership enables us to further deliver our fans, where ever they are, the action, emotion, entertainment and excitement of a competition where each race is disputed as a championship final!”

Richard Verow, chief sports officer at beIN Media Group, added:

“We are delighted to have secured the rights to broadcast the ISL 2020 regular season in France, Turkey, the Middle East & North Africa, and Asia Pacific.

“With teams competing from around the world and an innovative competition format, the ISL 2020 season promises to be a thrilling experience for our subscribers this month.”

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